Flexible attachment for smoking pipes



Aug. 28, 1934. s KANTER 1,971,567

FLEXIBLE ATTACHMENT FOR SMOKING PIPES Original Filed Jan. 7; 1932 m 21/ w i In 21621 tor:

B M J flaw Patented Aug. 28, 1934 I IT STATES PArENryoFFi-cs FLEXIBLE ATTACHMENT FOR SMOKING PIPES Sam Kanter, Chicago, 111.

Application January 7, 1932, Serial No. 585,361 Renewed January 19, 1934 3 Claims. (01. 131-12) My invention relates to improvements in flexiwhereby the tubular casing 3 may be prevented ble attachment for smoking pipes, and it consists from flexing too easily. The elements 5 and 6 in the combinations, constructions, and arrangealso provide means whereby the viscous tobacco ments herein described and claimed. fluid may be removed from the interior of the 1 5- An object of my invention is to provide a flexicasing 3. do

ble attachment for smoking pipes which when In operation, the device of my invention may used will enable the smoker to knock ashes from be disconnected from the pipe bowl 1 and the the bowl of his pipe without breaking the joint stem 2. The tubular element 5 and the helical or connection between the pipe bowl and the pipe element 6 may be removed from the casing by 1( stem. pressing the inner end of the element 5 against A further object of my invention is to provide the tubular element 4 until the outer end of the a flexible attachment whereby a pipe may be helical element extends beyond the outer end of safely kept even in the hip pocket without danger the tubular casing 3. The helical element may of breaking the pipe or pipe stem. then be grasped by the fingers and the tubular A further object of my invention is to provide element withdrawn from the casing.

means whereby the viscous tobacco fluid may be If desired, he tubul r el m n 4 m y be W deposited on certain metal parts of the pipe which drawn from the inner end of the flexible casing 3.

may be easily removed from the pipe and there- The tubular element 5 and the helical element 6 after cleaned. may then be readily removed from the flexible 2;)- A further object of my invention is to provide casing 3 by grasping the tubular element 5. It 7 apipe which is novel in construction, durable and will of course be understood that if desired the.

convenient in use, and efficient for the purposes tubular element 5 may be Omitted intended. In this case the helical element 6 may either be Other objects and advantages will appear in rig d y connected to t e tub 4 it may be 5 the following specification, and the novel featirely disconnected 8d tures of the invention will be particularly pointed. From the foregoing description of the various out in the appended claims. parts of the device, it is apparent that the attach- My invention is illustrated in the accompanyment device of my invention provides means ing drawing, forming part of this application, in whereby the pipe stem and the bowl may be moved I} 0 which angularly with respect to each other. The ele- Figure 1 is an elevational view of a smoking ments 5 and 6 besides adding to the d y 0 he pipe having the device of my invention applied flexible casing also provide means whereby the thereto, small bore of the pipe stem and pipe bowl may be Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the readily cleansed 5 pipe shown in Figure 1, In Figure 4 I have shown a modified form of the Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3--3 flexible casing in which a flexible tubing 3' is of Figure 2, and reinforced by a helical spring 7.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of a modified form It will of course be understood that, if desired, of my invention. the device of my invention may be rigidly con- 4 The attachment device of my invention is denected to either the bowl 1 or the stem 2. 5

signed for use with a smoking pipe having a bowl I claim: 1 and a stem 2. In carrying out the preferred 1. An attachment of the character described form of my invention, I make use of a flexible adapted for connection between the mouthpiece casing 3 which may be made of any suitable maand bowl of the pipe, said attachment including a i 45 terial, such as, for instance, rubber or fabric, and flexible tubular casing a tubular Connection a wooden, metal or composition tube 4. means projecting from one end of said casing, and I may also make use of a small metal tube 5 a pipe cleaning means, said pipe cleaning means to which may be secured a helical metal element comprising a helical spring member and a tubular 6. If desired, the helical element 6 may be welded, metal member, said helical spring member being 55 soldered or otherwise connected to the metal tube fixedly secured to said tubular metal member, 5

5. The attachment may be assembled substansaid pipe cleaning means being removably distially as shown in the accompanying drawing. posed within said tubular casing. The flexible casing 3 may be of any convenient 2. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl, a stem, length. The helical element 6 in combination a flexible tubular member connecting said bowl 55 With h Small tubular l n 5 provides means and stem and forming a smoke passage between 0 smoke passes from one of said passages to the other, a flexible helical spring within said flexible member for supporting the walls thereof and a tube secured to one end of said spring and extending beyond the end of said flexible member into one of said passages to provide means for con veniently withdrawing said spring from said tubular member for cleaning the latter.

SAM KANTER. 

